Monday, April 28, 2008

DECLARATION FOR THE KINGDOM OF SERBIA

Since the end of WWII, citizens of Serbia have lived in a country with a form of government that was named a republic, by those who had taken control over it. For almost sixty years, such form of government did not provide its citizens with what the supporters of republic claim to be its biggest advantage over monarchy – elective head of state. Neither did the Republic of Serbia provide its citizens with any other democratic achievement of European republics, accomplished through confrontation with the monarchistic form of government at the end of the 19th and in the first half of the 20th century.

Today, there is no antagonism between European monarchies and republics. All European countries, Serbia included, have accepted the values of open society, which is the basis of our continent’s integration. But just as the communist republic had declared itself to be a framework for democracy and social justice while in reality it was nothing but a mask for a totalitarian regime based on the model of oriental despocy, so have the rulers of the post-communist republic of Serbia been promising its citizens European integrations, while in fact they keep trying to prolong the existence of the party-state, for as long as they can.

The developed European republics established mechanisms that represent a solid barrier to possible abuse of power by political parties long time ago – independent judicial system, free media, civil control of army and police. In the Eastern European republics such barrier is represented by general social consensus on the fact that the party-states in those countries were the consequence of decades long foreign occupation.Serbia today needs additional strengthening of the barrier to partitocracy – a Head of State who is independent of all political parties and impartial to any of them. Our experience so far has clearly shown that it can not be a president of republic, just as it had not been so during the entire existence of the republican form of government in Serbia.Head of State is not just a warrant of upholding the country’s constitution, but also its symbol, just like the anthem, coat of arms and flag.

Is there a more convincing symbol of Serbian statehood, history and tradition, than the direct descendant of the Supreme Leader Karadjordje Petrovic?

Has Serbia got a more prominent leader of transition than the great-great-grandson of Prince Alexander Karadjordjevic who led Serbia on its way from feudalism to a modern and prosperous European country?

Has Serbia got a better champion of civic liberties and human rights, rule of law and open society that treats all of its citizens with equal respect, regardless of their ethnic or religious origin, than the great-grandson of HM King Peter I?

Is there a more appropriate commander-in-chief of Serbian Army than the grandson of HM King Alexander I, who led it to victory in the Balkan Wars and WWI?

Is there a more distinguished representative of Serbian diplomacy than the son of HM King Peter II, who was among the first of the heads of states to sign the Atlantic Charter in 1942, which was the first step in founding the United Nations?

These are the reasons why the citizens of Serbia gathered in The Monarchist Initiative say:

WE WANT THE KING - IT'S NO GOOD WITHOUT A KING!WITH FAITH IN GOD - FOR KING AND COUNTRY!